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Montgomery True Blues Marching Down Dexter Avenue, (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Moore, Joseph Thoits 1796-1854  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
State of Alabama Department of Archives and History 624 Washington Avenue Montgomery Alabama 36130
Date:
1848
Notes:
Adams, E. Bryding, ed., "Made in Alabama: A State Legacy," Birmingham, AL: Birmingham Museum of Art, 1995, pg. 163.
"From Southern Shores to Northern Vales: Alabama Landscapes, 1819-1969," Montgomery, Alabama: Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, 2019 (exhibition checklist), no. 13.
Adams, E. Bryding, ed., "Made in Alabama: A State Legacy," Birmingham, AL: Birmingham Museum of Art, 1995, pg. 163.
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary:
The scene depicts rows of soldiers marching down Dexter Avenue in Montgomery, Alabama, while townspeople turn out to watch.
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Occupation--Military--Soldier  Search this
Cityscape--Alabama--Montgomery  Search this
Cityscape--Street  Search this
Control number:
IAP 89630017
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_381810